BATA, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) - Former Real Madrid striker Javier Balboa scored late to give co-hosts Equatorial Guinea a 1-0 win over Libya Saturday and a million-dollar bonus as the Africa Cup of Nations began.
It is that time again, when all Africa vibrates to the sounds of association football. The 28th Orange African Cup of Nations kicks-off in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon this week-end. New comers Equatorial Guinea, ranked 151 in the world, will do battle with Libya in a match that will add to the drama of the championship.
The Ghana Football Association has confirmed talks with the England FA over a proposed friendly return leg against the Three Lions in the next two years on home soil.
England manager Fabio Capello has praised the Black Stars of Ghana after an earth-shaking performance last Tuesday night in an international friendly against his side at the New Wembley Stadium in London.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko star player, Prince Boateng, is reported to be on the radar of the police for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old primary six school pupil in Kumasi.